The Lebanese Minister of Interior and Municipalities, Bassam Mawlawi, has instructed the security services to prevent the holding of two activities organised by a Bahraini opposition group and investigate the organisers. In a statement, Mawlawi said he has instructed the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces and the General
The ties between Turkey and China seem to be on the up and up, if the warm exchanges between their top diplomats are any indication. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been engaging in a friendly dialogue with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, encouraging China to invest in Turkey. Turkey’s economy
The country’s first digital Census is due to begin this week and will conclude at the end of February. The nationwide population count will be conducted through telephone, digital computer-assisted counting and physical door-to-door visits. Stats SA has appealed to all communities to register before the end of January for the online count
Six inmates escaped after an armed gang ambushed the police truck they were travelling in en route to court, Gauteng police said on Friday. Police spokesperson Brig Brenda Muridili said the truck was ambushed by three armed suspects driving a silver Audi on the corner of Barry Marais and Rondebult
The Department of Transport in the Western Cape says it fully supports a decision by the George Municipality to interdict members of the Disadvantaged Taxi Association for operating in the Garden Route town. The Cape High Court granted the municipality an interdict to stop the CODETA-affiliated association from operating at
The National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa (Naptosa) is calling for schools to return to full-time learning in 2022. The organisation says the damage caused during the pandemic by rotational and online schooling, particularly to learners in early development stages has been significant. The Department of Basic Education last week
Police Minister Bheki Cele says the offices of the Home Affairs Department at points of entry have extended their working hours during the festive season. The extension period is with effect from Monday this week and is aimed at dealing with the high demand for Home Affairs services. The extension
Food prices around the world continue to climb, hitting a fresh decade high last month, according to the latest report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. The FAO Food Price Index climbed for a third straight month in October, jumping 3 percent from the previous month to reach
The South African National Taxi Council says it will not be increasing taxi costs to commuters yet. This is as fuel prices are predicted to increase sharply next week. The Automobile Association has predicted a 99 cents per litre increase in the price of petrol, and a R1,42 per litre
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
